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...secret for a decade. Experts answer questions anonymously; their answers are combined and shown to them; they are told who their fellow experts are, and then they answer the same questions again. Since they do not meet face to face, the most articulate or prestigious among them do not exert undue influence, and the discovery of how impressive their fellow experts are seems to make everyone weigh his answers more carefully the second time around. Using Delphi, Next polled 32 Government and nongovernmental experts and came up with a very readable piece on the possibility of nuclear war. The consensus...
...front runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 1984. But Bush knows that he can capitalize on his position only by loyally serving a very traditionalist chief who will probably require him to play the Vice President's classic public role of Invisible Man-and that he can exert influence only by metaphorically, if not literally, whispering into Reagan...
...ALTHOUGH THE unfair labor practice suit--which the union will now try to clean up as quickly and as neatly as possible--is no longer viable legally, it still represents a profound moral problem. The University will continue to exert pressure on union officials who vocally and emotionally oppose its tactics and attitude. And that small number of union officials who are made to feel uncomfortable about their livelihood because they believe in continuing the struggle--whether or not they are "harassed"--will remain frustrated in efforts to tackle an imposing administration...
...History Department, announced the news of Wolff's death to students in the History 1270 class yesterday morning. Wolff had been hospitalized a month ago for pneumonia, but he told his class recently that his doctor had given him a clean bill of health, only warning him not to exert himself...
Another important way for the President to exert leadership is through the Cabinet. I am a strong believer in an effective Cabinet. That means that you cannot rely on political flunkies. But if a President has good Cabinet heads, he can delegate a lot of authority. He does not have to get into the minutiae of running the Government. The Cabinet members, on the other hand, ought to have full access to the President. That kind of access can be very important, for example, when a budget is being put together, and decisions are made. There is a tendency...